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Francisco has built his practice in the field of criminal litigation, with extensive experience in handling complex cases involving corruption, tax offences, money laundering, cybercrime, regulatory matters, and administrative offences.
In recent years, he has specialised in compliance and currently leads this practice area, with a prominent role in the drafting, review, and implementation of compliance programmes, the design of internal policies, and preventive measures in the fields of economic crime and regulatory compliance. He has closely advised on anti-money laundering (AML) and anti-corruption measures, tax crime, whistleblowing channels, and regulatory compliance within the scope of economic criminal law.
He leads and is part of multidisciplinary teams dedicated to structuring and monitoring compliance programmes, as well as conducting internal audits and delivering training, ensuring a strategic, integrated, and sector-specific approach tailored to each client’s business.
- Advanced Executive Programme in Compliance, IE Business School, Madrid, Spain (2024)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Prompting and Artificial Intelligence, IE Business School, Madrid, Spain (2024)
- Advanced Programme in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, Spain (2023)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Compliance and Economic Criminal Law, University of Lisbon, Portugal (2022)
- Specialisation Course in Administrative Offences Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal (2020)
- Specialisation Course in Compliance and Criminal Law, University of Coimbra, Portugal (2020)
- Master’s Degree in Forensic Law with a Specialisation in Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal (2017)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law, University of Lisbon, Portugal (2017)
- Law Degree, University of Lisbon, Portugal (2017)
Franscico has built his professional career at CCA since 2019, when he joined the firm as a junior associate and now serves as a Senior Associate in the Litigation & Arbitration practice.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados)
English and Spanish
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